Motherwell slipped to defeat in the Premiership for the fourth time in five games as title-chasing Rangers struck twice in the second half to claim victory at Fir Park.
Both sides went into the clash with depleted squads but Rangers eventually found the energy to rally from their 7-1 annihilation at the hands of Liverpool in the Champions League and go back to within two points of Celtic at the top of the table.
The Steelmen kept Rangers at bay during a dire first half, but a moment of magic from Malik Tillman and a John Lundstrum header put the visitors 2-0 up before Stuart McKinstry's free-kick going into the final 10 minutes proved to be just a consolation for Steven Hammell's men.
